Friday, July 4, 2008

An Unkind Reminder

Friday morning, July 4: While traveling on the metro to our Paris Day Bike Ride, two of our group members were pick-pocketed. We entered a crowded car together, all wearing the same Arcadia T-shirts, looking and acting like tourists. We were chatting and distracted—perfect targets for petty thieves. Both incidents were so quick that the victims didn’t realized what had happened until it was too late. One was lucky—the thief had grabbed their passport, thinking it was a wallet and then exited the car at the next stop. Disappointed, the thief threw the passport back at the moving train. Miraculously, it flew threw a partially open window and landed at the group member’s feet. It was only then that we realized what had gone on. The incidents were vivid reminders that we needed to be careful and pay more attention to our surroundings.
- Sue Gettlin

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